SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Physical Exercise Effects on Cardiovascular Autonomic Modulation in Postmenopausal Women-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Effect of Exercise Modality on Heart Rate Variability in Adults: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Combined effect of physical exercise and hormone replacement therapy on cardiovascular and metabolic health in postmenopausal women: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2023Pooled it
- Autonomic recovery following submaximal exercise in yoga practitioners versus aerobic and strength-trained individuals.Annals of medicine · 2026Article
- The Severity of COVID-19 Is Associated with Greater Impairment of Cardiac Autonomic Modulation-Physical Training as a Countermeasure.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Menopause and its effects on autonomic regulation of blood pressure: Insights and perspectives.Autonomic neuroscience : basic & clinical · 2025Review
- Age predominates as associate than reproductive health stage for 5 min heart rate variability in middle aged women- a cross-sectional study from Gujarat, India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Higher amounts of habitual physical activity changes the relationship between hot flashes and subclinical cardiovascular disease risk.Physiological reports · 2025Article
- Relationship between physical activity and abdominal obesity and metabolic markers in postmenopausal women.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Effects of an arm ergometer for a patient with knee osteoarthritis and central sensitization: A case report.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
- Comparative Efficacy of Neuromodulation and Structured Exercise Program on Autonomic Modulation in Fibromyalgia Patients: Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe cardioprotective effect of physical exercise has been demonstrated in several studies. However, no systematic or updated analysis has described the effects of physical exercise on cardiovascular autonomic modulation in postmenopausal women.
aimto describe the effects of physical exercise on cardiovascular autonomic modulation in postmenopausal women.
methodsThe Scopus, PubMed, and Embase databases were searched for randomized clinical trials published between January 2011 and December 2021, and regarding the effects of physical exercise on cardiovascular autonomic modulation in postmenopausal women. Two independent authors processed the citations. The methodological quality was evaluated using the PEDRo scale.
resultsOf the 91 studies identified, only 8 met the inclusion criteria, of which 7 had fair or poor methodological quality. The analyzed studies investigated the effects of functional training, whole-body vibration, muscular resistance, stretching, and aerobic exercises performed at home or at the gym. The majority of these exercise modalities showed improvements in heart-rate variability (HRV) indices and in the low-frequency band of blood pressure variability. The meta-analysis shows that exercise increased the standard deviation of instantaneous beat-to-beat variability (SD1) (mean difference (MD) = 3.99; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.22 to 6.77, n = 46; I
conclusionsAerobic exercise and some nonconventional training modalities may have beneficial effects on cardiovascular autonomic modulation in postmenopausal women. More high-quality studies are still needed to further confirm their efficacy and safety.
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